Improving urban public transport service using new timetabling strategies with different vehicle sizes

International Journal of Urban Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 239-258

 

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Author keywords

different bus sizes; matching demand and supply; reliability; transit timetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880964130     PISSN: 12265934     EISSN: 21616779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12265934.2013.776287     Document Type: Article

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